When I started to read this book I really didn’t know what to expect and after reading it I can honestly say that it was not at all like I had thought it would be. I was anticipating something simply heartwarming or romantic or something along those lines. I did not expect the dark twist, which I absolutely loved. Once I started reading the book I didn't want to stop until I was done. That is always a good sign. At times I was a little confused with who certain characters were but it was nothing that changed my opinion of the book or the story. If there is anything “negative” for me to say it would be that I wish it was longer! I got so into the story that I would have loved for it to have more time for character development and to be a full-length story and not just a short story.

Joanne Clancy did an amazing job of alluding to a person's mental state and feeling without being wordy. She was able to capture things like that perfectly without saying much. She used great writing techniques to portray a person’s feelings and emotions. She used similes several times and in the perfect manner and I feel like that just added so much to the story in terms of getting a character’s raw emotions to really come through. Clancy was also very good at setting the atmosphere through imagery that really appealed to the reader’s physical senses.

Overall I think it was a great story and I thoroughly enjoyed it. Like I said, my only real complaint would have to be that I wish the story was longer and that I had gotten to know the character’s better. I would have loved to know more back-story and have a longer story to read. I can honestly say though that I enjoyed it enough where I didn't want it to end and I wanted to know more about the characters and read more. So overall it was a story well done.